Botev Akademik saw off Beroe Stara Zagora 88-86 in the NBL on Sunday. The margin of two points suggests a game decided by fine margins rather than any dominant display. It was the sort of result where both sides had chances but neither could quite pull away.
Beroe sit eighth in the table after thirty matches. They have won eleven and lost nineteen, with the record pointing to a difficult campaign so far. They have yet to take any points from their current standing position.
Their recent run has not been kind. They lost 80-90 at home to Rilski Sportist on 2 May, then went down 69-89 three days later. A 96-89 defeat to Balkan followed on 20 April, before a heavy 117-76 loss to Cherno More.
That 92-76 victory over Levski Sofia on 10 April was their only win in the last five fixtures. By then they had already accumulated enough losses to make the remainder of the season feel like damage limitation.
The result keeps Botev Akademik ahead in whatever their position holds. For Beroe, another defeat adds to the tally without changing much in the table. Games like this tend to matter more in the final stretch than mid-table fixtures.
